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MAC address synchronization in a fabric switch

  • US 9,774,543 B2
  • Filed: 08/03/2016
  • Issued: 09/26/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/11/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A switch, comprising:

  • chunking circuitry configured to maintain a local copy of a chunk comprising a plurality of media access control (MAC) addresses, wherein a respective MAC address in the local copy of the chunk is associated with an indicator indicating that the MAC address is learned at a remote switch, and wherein the switch and the remote switch are members of a network of interconnected switches;

    MAC synchronization circuitry configured to;

    obtain, from a message from the remote switch, a copy of the chunk and validation information associated with the chunk; and

    determine whether to update the local copy of the chunk based on the validation information from the message.

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